In fifty informative and inspiring steps, Beth Kaplan shows you how to write your story by putting on your writer's hat, then your editor's hat, then digging down to bring out the vital details of the story, and finally living the writing life. Steps include:Read Like a WriterUnleash the "I" WordClaim Your TruthWrite from Scars, Not WoundsEnter the Marketplace

A poignant exploration of midlife, family, and finding your place in the world. Beth Kaplan's Midlife Solo is a collection of moving and deeply personal essays that explore universal themes of family responsibility, growing up, and aging. As a divorced single mother embarking on a new life and career in her forties, Kaplan delves into her own experiences with warmth, humor, and clear-eyed honesty.These essays illuminate what truly matters: love, fulfillmen...

A memoir of the vibrant mid-Sixties that illuminates both the real life and powerful imagination of an articulate Beatlemaniac spending a lonely year in Paris.She didn’t want to go overseas with her family when her dad takes a sabbatical from his university to study in France. That would mean leaving leaving her school friends in her hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia. But when her friends reminded her that she’d be closer to the Beatles, she decides to keep an open mind.In a...

The memoir Loose Woman: my odyssey from lost to found tells how a quasi-alcoholic actor came to spend four astonishing months living and working among men with severe disabilities at a L’Arche community in Provence, and how the experience opened her heart and transformed her life. The book brings to life the late seventies, when feminism and sexual liberation were ascendant, and a single woman had to come to terms with what this new kind of freedom meant. It gives a backstage view of the t...

Born of an Anglican mother and a Jewish father who disdained religion, Kaplan knew little of her Judaic roots and less about her famed great-grandfather until beginning her research, more than twenty years ago. Shedding new light on Gordin and his world, Kaplan describes the commune he founded and led in Russia, his meteoric rise among Jewish New York’s literati, the birth of such masterworks as Mirele Efros and The Jewish King Lear, and his seething feud with Abraham Cahan, powerful edito...

In fifty informative and inspiring steps, Beth Kaplan shows you how to write your story in essay or book form by putting on your writer's hat, then your editor's hat, then digging down to bring out the passionate details of the story, and finally living the writing life. Steps include: - Read Like a Writer - Unleash the "I" Word - Claim Your Truth - Write from Scars, Not Wounds - Enter the Marketplace

A memoir of the vibrant mid-Sixties that illuminates both the real life and powerful imagination of an articulate Beatlemaniac spending a lonely year in Paris. She didn’t want to go overseas with her family when her dad takes a sabbatical from his university to study in France. That would mean leaving leaving her school friends in her hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia. But when her friends reminded her that she’d be closer to the Beatles, she decides to keep an open mind. In a series of poi...

Loose Woman tells of the life-changing year, 1979, when Beth Kaplan, a successful young actress, surprised herself by agreeing to live and work with a group of intellectually disabled men in a community in France. In this candid, sometimes hilarious memoir, she leaves behind a theatre scene that’s rife with drugs, sex, and unsuitable men to embark on an extraordinary odyssey of self-discovery and redemption.Kaplan brings to life the late seventies, when fe...

“Loose Woman” tells of a life-changing year, 1979, when Beth Kaplan, a successful actor, surprised herself by agreeing to live and work with a group of intellectually disabled men in France. In this intimate, sometimes hilarious memoir, she leaves behind the backstages and bars of the Canadian theatre scene to embark on an extraordinary odyssey of self-discovery and redemption.

Practical steps for transformation. Dr. Beth Kaplan shares her expertise on belonging in the workplace while sharing insights on this vital element in a rapidly changing corporate landscape. Braving the Workplace combines groundbreaking research with engaging storytelling to offer a comprehensive guide for businesses. Dr. Kaplan provides a clear, actionable framework to help organizations cultivate a sense of belonging among their employees while promoting mental ...

A Best Book of the Year:The Washington Post • Chicago Tribune • NPR • Vogue• Elle • Real Simple • InStyle • Good Housekeeping • Parade • Slate • Vox • Kirkus Reviews • Library Journal • BookPageLonglisted for the 2020 Booker PrizeAn Instant New York Times BestsellerA Reese's Book Club Pick"The most provocative page-turner of the year." --Entertainmen...

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICKA #1 New York Times bestseller, Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year, and soon to be a major motion picture, this unforgettable novel of love and strength in the face of war has enthralled a generation.With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war.